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package com.google.code.or.io;

import java.io.IOException;

import com.google.code.or.common.glossary.UnsignedLong;
import com.google.code.or.common.glossary.column.StringColumn;

/**
 * 
 * @author Jingqi Xu
 */
public interface XOutputStream {
	
	/**
	 * 
	 */
	void flush() throws IOException;
	
	void close() throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * 
	 */
	void writeBytes(byte value[]) throws IOException;
	
	void writeBytes(int value, int length) throws IOException;
	
	void writeInt(int value, int length) throws IOException;
	
	void writeLong(long value, int length) throws IOException;
	
	void writeUnsignedLong(UnsignedLong value) throws IOException;
	
	void writeLengthCodedString(StringColumn value) throws IOException;
	
	void writeFixedLengthString(StringColumn value) throws IOException;
	
	void writeNullTerminatedString(StringColumn value) throws IOException;
	
	void writeBytes(byte value[], int offset, int length) throws IOException;
}
